Legal Opinion
Vlass v. Raytheon Employees Disability Trust
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 26, 2001No. 00-1956PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Appellant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“Met Life”), in its capacity as Claims Administrator of the Raytheon Company Long Term Disability Benefits Plan (the “Plan”), concluded that appellee Raymond Vlass was no longer eligible for long-term disability benefits as of September 8, 1996 because he was no longer “totally disabled.” The district court concluded that Met Life’s decision to discontinue benefits was “arbitrary and capricious,” and granted summary judgment to Vlass. Vlass v. Raytheon Employees Disability Trust, 96 F.Supp.2d 51 (D.Mass.2000) (denying…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Associated Fisheries of Maine, Inc. v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Doyle v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Doe v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Diaz v. Seafarers International UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Guarino v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Buffonge v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Boardman v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Gannon v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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